TURKEY

Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel a “terrorist state”, a week after the conflict between Israel and Gaza began. Erdogan termed Israeli actions as “terrorist acts”. The statement underlined the continued hostility between Israel and Turkey, following the 2010 flotilla incidents. Ankara had expelled the Israeli ambassador and frozen military cooperation with the country. 1

• 1. “Turkey's Erdogan: Israel carrying out 'terrorist acts'”, The Daily Star, November 19, 2012 at http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Nov-19/195527-turkeys-erdo...